Compost & Co

What Compost & Co does

Compost & Co is a local member structure of the Réseau Compost In Situ, a French federation of independent territorial composting operators headquartered concept-level at Saint Georges Les Baillargeaux in the Vienne department. The structure collects biowaste from local authorities, enterprises (including restaurant group CRESCENDO), and institutions across the Vienne (86) and Indre-et-Loire (37) departments, and processes it into quality compost returned to local agricultural land. The underlying technology is biological: aerobic decomposition of organic waste into soil amendments, organized around short-circuit logistics that minimize transport between waste producers and end-user farmers and market gardeners.

The broader Compost In Situ network was originally created in 2014 as TerraCompost in Nantes and was formalized as a national federation in 2019. As of 2025 it comprises 16 active local member structures plus a national coordinator, governed as an association loi 1901 (nonprofit) under SIREN 889 787 131, with a board of directors and operational team including a National Network Coordinator. In 2020 the network was selected under the ADEME and Region Pays de Loire call for projects to support scaling of territorial composting.

Revenue mechanics are professional-services-based: each local structure contracts directly with municipalities, enterprises, and agricultural partners in its territory. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The network supplements direct service delivery with project structuring support, a resource center (guides, case studies, training), and national-level representation. Customer segments are hybrid: local authorities and municipalities (primary vertical), agricultural sector (primary vertical), food service and enterprises (secondary), and citizens and community groups (secondary).

Name

Compost & Co

Legal name

Réseau Compost In Situ

Website

https://compostinsitu.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Compost & Co is a French local member structure of the nonprofit Réseau Compost In Situ network, operating territorial composting services in the Vienne and Indre-et-Loire departments. It collects biowaste from municipalities, enterprises, and institutions and returns compost to local farmers, closing short-circuit ecological loops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Composting (Windrow, Aerated Static Pile, In-Vessel) (EUAIAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost & Compost Blends (AFABADAE), Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF), Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH), Composting Facility Operations (Windrow, ASP, In-Vessel) (BPALAEAB)

Keywords

• Territorial composting
• Biowaste valorization
• Organic waste management
• Soil amendment services
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Georges Les Baillargeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Composting Services: Services to local authorities, enterprises, and agricultural partners for biowaste collection and composting

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Compost & Co is a local member structure of the Réseau Compost In Situ that provides territorial composting services in the Vienne (86) and Indre-et-Loire (37) departments of France. It collects and valorizes biowaste into quality compost for return to local agricultural soils through short distribution circuits, while supporting project leaders and offering a shared resource center for the network.

Product overview

Compost & Co est une structure membre du Réseau Compost In Situ, un réseau national de structures locales indépendantes spécialisées dans le compostage de territoire. L'offre repose sur le compostage de territoire en circuit court, permettant la valorisation des biodéchets en compost pour un retour au sol de qualité sur des terres agricoles locales. Le réseau propose également des services d'accompagnement de projets et met à disposition un centre de ressources (guides, fiches outils, études de cas) pour développer la filière du compostage de territoire à travers la France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Territorial Composting Service (Compostage de territoire)

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Lauréat of ADEME and Region Pays de Loire call for projects in 2020 to support the network's scaling. ADEME provides institutional support and funding for developing territorial composting.
• Region Pays de LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint winner with ADEME of the 2020 call for projects to support the scaling of territorial composting practices.
• Compost In Situ Network memberscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 201916 independent local structures including Terra Compost, Olygeo, Les Pieds sur Terre, DM Compost, Trivial Compost, Compost & Co, Au Ras du Sol, Alfacy, Envie 2E, Les Mains sur Terre, Rovalterre, OuiCompost, ASPI CBS, Huiletic, and Graines de Compost federated under the national network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Paprec Group: French recycling and waste management group with organics processing capabilities, serving municipalities and large enterprises across France.
• Veolia: Global waste management incumbent with extensive organics processing, anaerobic digestion, and municipal composting contracts in France. Competes for the same municipal and enterprise biowaste contracts at industrial scale.
• Séché Environnement: French environmental services group operating composting, methanization, and waste-to-soil platforms. Provides integrated waste management including organic waste treatment at industrial scale.
• Suez: Major waste and water services group with significant organics recycling infrastructure in France, including composting and soil amendment production. Wide portfolio, not specialized in territorial composting niche.

Regional players

• Compostaron: Spanish territorial composting network operating on a similar local-loop model connecting urban biowaste to agricultural land. Comparable model but in Iberian market rather than France.

Direct peers

• Les Alchimistes: French network specializing in urban biowaste collection and composting with multiple local sites. Most direct comparable to Compost In Situ in terms of federated model, French footprint, and food-waste-to-compost loop.
• Tera (UpCycle): French company deploying composting and methanization solutions for urban biowaste, with a similar focus on local loops between food waste generators and agricultural users.
• Moulinot: France-based biowaste collection and composting operator serving restaurants, municipalities, and food retailers. Competes for the same customer base (food service, municipalities) in overlapping French geographies.

Others

• Citéo: French EPR eco-organization for household packaging recycling. Adjacent ecosystem participant whose policies and funding decisions shape the organic-waste management landscape that Compost In Situ operates within.

Emerging players

• ALCOME: French Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for composting products funded by producers. Acts as both a potential funding source and ecosystem partner for territorial composting operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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